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Amman municipality, food traders form partnership council
By JT - Sep 20,2015 - Last updated at Sep 20,2015
AMMAN — Amman Mayor Aqel Biltaji has decided to form a partnership council between the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the General Association for Foodstuff Merchants to enhance bilateral cooperation in issues that concern the food sector, an association statement revealed Sunday.
The council, to be headed by Biltaji, is aimed at discussing issues related to malls, food factories and food-importing companies.
Under the decision, the association will implement “the healthy city”, a GAM initiative carried out within the municipality’s strategic plan to render Amman a healthy city in terms of food and environment, the statement added.
Association President Khalil Haj Tawfiq noted that there are 11,719 food outlets in Amman with a total capital of JD470 million.
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